Developer: Imagineering Publisher: THQ Release: 12/92 Genre: Platformer Looking back it is odd how Swamp Thing had a spike in popularity. Many writers did astounding work on the Vertigo series but I cannot imagine it was a...
Developer: Micropose Publisher: Spectrum Holobyte Release: 10/94 Genre: Platformer As the mascot platformers raged on to the end of the 16-bit generation developers would finally “get” it. The realization that it takes more than a cute fa...
, Developer: Namco Publisher: Namco Release: 07/25/01 Genre: Platformer Klonoa was a breath of fresh air for platformers during the 32-bit era. While many developers were going full 3d like Mario 64 Klonoa was a throwback to the 16-bit...
Developer: Twilight Publisher: Mindscape Release: 02/94 Genre: Platformer Alfred Chicken. For such an obscure title it received heavy print advertising back in the day. I could not turn a page in a magazine without seeing his big stupid...
Developer: Inti Creates Publisher: Inti Creates Release: 07/20/20 Genre: Platformer Platforms: Nintendo Switch, PS4, XBox One, PC Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon was a nice callback for fans of old school Castl...
Developer: Masaya Publisher: Masaya Release: 02/28/92 Genre: Action Shockman was a valiant attempt at providing the Turbo Grafx-16 with some Mega Man inspired action. But while it kind of had the look ultimately the game was disappointing...
Developer: Motivetime Publisher: CSG Imagesoft Release: 12/29/90 Genre: Platformer If you grew up with the NES than you were accustomed to arcade ports that differed from the source material. In some cases this was for the better. Contra...
Developer: Iguana Publisher: Sunsoft Release: 10/12/93 Genre: Platformer Sunsoft were a powerhouse on the NES and one of its best developers. They made that hardware sing like few others and are one of the reasons why the NES...
Developer: Konami Publisher: Konami Release: 02/21/86 Genre: Platformer What happened to the Goonies I? I am sure I am not alone in wondering that when the Goonies II released in America. Any child of the 80s is familiar with...
Developer: Jaleco Publisher: Jaleco Release: 08/05/94 Genre: Platformer Jaleco was always a mid-sized publisher who never quite reached the level of Capcom or Konami. They published a wide variety of titles but their most well known in the...